Sports Facts

    Random Sports Facts

    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
    -53
    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
    46
    Longest Marathon Time
    Longest Marathon Time
    At the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
    59
    Babe Ruth wore No. 3 because he batted third.
    45
    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
    24
    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
    226
    Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
    85
    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
    36